UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, has signed a new green finance agreement with London-based Offshore Design Engineering (ODE). Under the deal, HSBC UK will provide a… read more →

The UK and New Zealand have signed a new free trade deal that will remove trade barriers on a huge range of UK goods and services. The deal is expected… read more →

Among our top stories: SWIFT ban to hamper Russian trade, and banks pull Russian commodity trade finance lines amid Ukraine invasion

FCI and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have launched a new factoring initiative in Georgia and Armenia. The partnership will see Georgia and Armenia using a unique… read more →

Trade Finance Global (TFG) is pleased to announce that it will act as a media partner for City Week 2022, which takes place from 25-27 April in Guildhall, London.

Among last week’s top stories, global trade hits record high of $28.5tn in 2021, but will flatline in 2022, says new UNCTAD report

A new report has found that the total value of world trade hit a record high in 2021, but is expected to flatline into a sluggish 2022. The Global Trade… read more →

Trade Finance Global (TFG) is pleased to announce that it will act as a media partner for the ICISA Surety Week 2022, a new event from the International Credit Insurance & Surety Association (ICISA).

A new alliance aimed at standardising electronic bills of lading has been formed by several leading institutions in trade, banking, shipping, and freight forwarding. Effective as of today, the Digital… read more →

Standard Chartered Bank has successfully executed a sustainability-linked repurchase agreement transaction (repo) with Turkey’s Denizbank.  The transaction is the first such repo for Denizbank and is among the first few… read more →